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With the series already in their name, India played to add another win to their name while Japan looked at ending the series with one win in their name. It was finally India who stamped its dominance as they went on to win the match 4-0 and claiming the series 3-0.

March 15, 2015 at 8:47 PM

The Union Home Minister, Rajnath Singh chaired the Ministerial Round Table on 'International Cooperation in support of post-2015 Framework for Disaster Risk Reduction', today at the 3rd UN World Conference on Disaster Risk Reduction being held in Sendai, Japan.

May 2, 2012 at 5:46 PM

New Delhi, May 2 (IANS) Dentist Nupur Talwar, an accused in the murder of her teenaged daughter Aarushi and the family's domestic help Hemraj, Wednesday moved the Supreme Court against the rejection of her bail plea by a Ghaziabad court.

May 1, 2012 at 6:34 PM

Chandigarh, May 1 (IANS) With the procurement season in full swing, government agencies in Punjab and Haryana have procured over 150 lakh tonnes of wheat, food and supplies officials said here Tuesday.

May 1, 2012 at 3:54 PM

April 30, 2012 at 10:18 PM

Mumbai, Apr 30 (ANI): Defending the letter written by him to Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh in which he warned that the country's security is at stake, Chief of Army Staff, General V.K. Singh, on Monday said giving details of the preparedness to the Defence Minister and all those concerned is an ongoing process.

April 30, 2012 at 8:26 PM

Panaji, April 30 (IANS) Late night rave parties may again become the rage in Goa as the state government is trying to create special tourism zones where stringent sound pollution norms could be relaxed, Chief Minister Manohar Parrikar said here Monday.

April 27, 2012 at 10:34 PM

New Delhi, April 27 (IANS) The Delhi High Court Friday granted a week's more time to the central government to respond to the plea of Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh seeking directions to the army headquarters for withdrawing a March 5 press release containing serious allegations against him.

April 26, 2012 at 11:54 PM

Pune, April 26 (IANS) Pune Warriors Thursday had a surprise visitor in their former captain Yuvraj Singh, who cheered for the team from the dugout during their Indian Premier League (IPL) clash against Deccan Chargers.

April 26, 2012 at 7:44 PM

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) India said Thursday it has almost finalised the transit fee with Afghanistan and Pakistan for import of gas from Turkmenistan through a pipeline that will pass through these two countries.

April 26, 2012 at 7:43 PM

New Delhi, April 26 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday will deliver on May 5 its order on a plea by Lt. Gen. (retd) Tejinder Singh seeking summoning of army chief Gen. V.K. Singh and initiation of defamation proceedings against him for allegedly accusing him of bribery.

April 26, 2012 at 12:33 PM

Washington, April 26 (IANS) US mortgage applications decreased last week despite an all-time low in mortgage rates, according to the latest Weekly Mortgage Applications Survey released Wednesday by the US Mortgage Bankers Association (MBA).

April 26, 2012 at 2:17 AM

Washington, April 26 (IANS) US Federal Reserve Chairman Ben Bernanke Wednesday exuded frustration with the slow labor market recovery and hinted that the central bank was poised to take further moves to boost economic growth.

April 25, 2012 at 5:21 PM

New Delhi, April 25 (IANS) Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh Wednesday moved the Supreme Court seeking a CBI probe into the role of Army chief General V.K. Singh into the alleged incident in which the Army was reported to be spying on Ministry of Defence (MoD) officials.

April 24, 2012 at 3:32 PM

New Delhi, April 24 (ANI): The PIL filed in the Supreme Court against the selection of Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh as the next Chief of the Indian Army has been dumped by the august Court where it belongs - in the dust bin.

April 23, 2012 at 10:28 PM

Islamabad, April 23 (IANS) Admitting that the era of warfare has ended, Pakistani Prime Minister Yousuf Raza Gilani said Monday that all issues with India, including Kashmir and Siachen, must be resolved through dialogue.

April 23, 2012 at 5:45 PM

The Supreme Court (SC) today dismissed the plea filed by former defence officials and bureaucrat to restrain the
appointment of Bikram Singh as the next Army Chief Lt. General Bikram Singh, who was nominated to succeed General V K Singh
as the next Army Chief from May 31, 2012....................

April 23, 2012 at 5:45 PM

The Supreme Court (SC) today dismissed the plea filed by former defence officials and bureaucrat to restrain the
appointment of Bikram Singh as the next Army Chief Lt. General Bikram Singh, who was nominated to succeed General V K Singh
as the next Army Chief from May 31, 2012....................

April 22, 2012 at 9:50 PM

Jaisalmer, Apr 22 (ANI): Minister of State for Home Jitendra Singh on Sunday said the Central Government would never compromise with the violent ways of the Maoists, but was ready to have talks with them and resolve conflicts amicably.

April 22, 2012 at 2:37 PM

Beijing, April 22 (IANS) James Cameron' 3D team, behind the worldwide success of 2009 sci-fi blockbuster "Avatar", is being tapped to assist in shooting "The Art of War", a film about ancient Chinese strategist and philosopher Sun Tzu.

April 21, 2012 at 8:14 PM

Chandigarh/New Delhi, Apr 21 (ANI): The Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) on Saturday criticized the remark made by Prime Minister Dr. Manmohan Singh t the cvil Service Day that the government would onot indulge in "witch hunt" against them in the name of fighting corruption.

April 21, 2012 at 2:05 PM

New Delhi, April 21 (IANS) With a controversial CD featuring Abhishek Manu Singhvi going viral on internet, the senior Congress leader has lashed out at social networking sites, saying they are indulging in "sensationalism" despite a court injunction.

April 20, 2012 at 10:45 PM

New Delhi, April 20 (IANS) A Supreme Court-appointed panel Friday recommended to the apex court that payments made by mining companies to establishments linked to close relatives of former Karnataka chief minister B.S. Yeddyurappa should be probed by the CBI.

April 20, 2012 at 1:25 PM

New Delhi, Apr 20 (ANI): A Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) team met Army Chief General VK Singh on Friday to seek clarification over his claims that he was offered a bribe of Rs 14 crore by an equipment lobbyist to clear a defence deal.

April 19, 2012 at 7:41 PM

New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) A young man from the Khan Market area was arrested Wednesday night for allegedly murdering a teenager at a nursery near the market on April 10 and later setting the body on fire, said a senior Delhi Police official Thursday. The brunt body was discovered early Wednesday.

April 19, 2012 at 7:25 PM

New Delhi, April 19 (IANS) A Delhi court Thursday did not accept the intervening application filed by Bharatiya Janata Party (BJP) leader Vijay Jolly in a case against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for alleged violation of the election code of conduct in 2008.

April 17, 2012 at 8:45 PM

New Delhi, April 17 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Tuesday said he was not aware of the situation on the ground in Afghanistan where a recent Taliban strike killed nearly 50 people but added that NATO had claimed that its strategy was working.

April 17, 2012 at 6:02 PM

Actress Shazahn Padamsee has done very small role in "Housefull 2", but this doesn?t stop the actress from going gaga about the film. Shazahn says that she was lucky to be signed for a film of this scale -- with 11 other actors.

April 17, 2012 at 11:03 AM

April 16, 2012 at 10:35 PM

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) The Delhi High Court has refused to grant visiting rights to Jaya Jaitley, close friend and political colleague of former defence minister George Fernandes, to meet the ailing minister in his house.

April 16, 2012 at 3:55 PM

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Describing the security situation in the Afghanistan-Pakistan region as a 'continuing cause of concern', Defence Minister A.K. Antony Monday called upon the top brass of the Indian Army to be vigilant and take steps keeping in view the latest terror attacks by the Taliban in Kabul.

April 16, 2012 at 12:43 PM

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Left-wing extremism, religious fundamentalism, ethnic violence and terrorism are major challenges facing the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Monday and urged states to fight these together with the central government.

April 16, 2012 at 12:19 PM

New Delhi, Apr 16 (ANI): The Prime Minister, Dr. Manmohan Singh, on Monday said the so called "protracted people's war" waged by left wing extremists against the state and society continues to target civilians and security forces.

April 16, 2012 at 11:07 AM

New Delhi, April 16 (IANS) Left-wing extremism, religious fundamentalism and ethnic violence are major challenges facing the country, Prime Minister Manmohan Singh said here Monday and urged states to fight them together with the central government.

April 15, 2012 at 1:31 PM

When Lt Gen Bikram Singh takes over as India's 27th army chief on May 31, he will be the first ever to be elevated to the force's top job under such negativity and potentially incendiary conditions, which could embarrassingly unravel, as they at times tend to, during his tenure.

April 15, 2012 at 11:15 AM

Karauli (Rajasthan), April 15 (IANS) Unable to pay for her treatment and with no assistance from the government, the family of a 65-year-old mentally ill woman in Rajasthan's Karauli district has kept her chained for more than seven years now.

April 13, 2012 at 7:15 PM

Gurgaon, April 13 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Friday expressed the hope that parliament will "shortly" pass a pending legislation that, among other things, suggests that large companies keep aside two percent of their three-year average profit for works related to corporate social responsibilities.

April 13, 2012 at 1:39 PM

Mumbai, April 13 (IANS) Essaying the role of an athlete is not easy. After undertaking a rigorous regime to get into the character of Milkha Singh, Farhan Akhtar will now have to work hard to look like the 17-year-old sprinter in the film "Bhaag Milkha Bhaag".

April 12, 2012 at 9:56 PM

Islamabad, April 12 (IANS) Admitting to problems in its relations with the US, Pakistan said Thursday the future of the ties depends on parliament, which is currently reviewing the terms of engagement with America.

April 12, 2012 at 7:00 PM

In the move to benefit around 7-million unorganised sector workers, the cabinet Thursday approved an additional funding
support of Rs.2,065-crore to be injected up to 2016-17 in Swavalamban Scheme of the New Pension System (NPS)........

April 12, 2012 at 5:39 PM

Astana (Kazakhstan), April 12 (IANS) Teenage boxers Shiva Thapa (56kg) and Sumit Sangwan (81kg) won gold in their respective categories at the Asian Olympic qualifying event here Thursday, a day after they made the cut for the London Games.

April 12, 2012 at 5:39 PM

New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) Aiming to benefit around 7 million workers in the unorganised sector, the cabinet Thursday provided additional funding support of Rs.2,065 crore to the Swavalamban Scheme of the New Pension System (NPS) upto 2016-17.

April 12, 2012 at 4:11 PM

New Delhi, April 12 (IANS) A day after a massive earthquake close to Indonesia triggered fears of another tsunami, India Thursday called for greater cooperation with nations of the Southeast Asian region to meet growing non-traditional security threats such as natural calamities, epidemic, piracy and transnational crimes.

April 11, 2012 at 10:03 PM

April 11, 2012 at 8:35 PM

Gurgaon, April 11 (IANS) India's star cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who returned home on Monday after undergoing treatment in the US for a rare germ cell cancer, said Wednesday that he was thankful to god for having back his life but admitted that it won't be easy for him to make a quick return to the cricket field.

April 11, 2012 at 8:19 PM

New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) A public suit filed in the Supreme Court alleging communal overtones in the appointment of Lt. Gen. Bikram Singh as the next army chief should be withdrawn since the charge was "baseless and ridiculous", a retired captain who heads the Congress' ex-servicemen's wing said Wednesday.

April 11, 2012 at 5:55 PM

Astana (Kazakhstan), April 11 (IANS) Teenage boxer Shiva Thapa qualified for the 2012 Olympics by entering the final of the 56 kg category at the Asian Olympic qualifying event here Wednesday, becoming the youngest Indian to do so. Vijender Singh, who has also qualified for the London event, lost his semifinal bout in the 76 kg.

April 11, 2012 at 5:55 PM

Gurgaon, April 11 (IANS) India's 2011 World Cup hero Yuvraj Singh said Wednesday that he was touched when batting maestro Sachin Tendulkar paid him a surpirse visit in London, where he was resting after undergoing treatment for a rare germ cell cancer in the US.

April 11, 2012 at 3:55 PM

Gurgaon, April 11 (IANS) Star Indian cricketer Yuvraj Singh, who has returned home Monday after undergoing three months of treatment in the US for a rare germ cell cancer, said Wednesday it won't be easy for him to make a quick return to the cricket field but remained hopeful about his future.

April 11, 2012 at 2:43 PM

New Delhi, April 11 (IANS) Defending his government in the wake of a Comptroller and Auditor General (CAG) report pointing to lapses in awarding a coal exploration contract, Chhattisgarh Chief Minister Raman Singh said Wednesday the decision on pricing was taken by the Chhattisgarh Mineral Development Corporation (CMDC).

April 11, 2012 at 11:29 AM

The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Wednesday is likely to register a First Information Report (FIR) against
Lt.General (Retd.) Tejinder Singh and others for allegedly offering a bribe of Rs.14-Crore to General V K Singh for clearing...........

April 10, 2012 at 9:06 PM

Abu Dhabi, April 10 (IANS/WAM) Improved relations and regular talks between India and Pakistan will benefit both countries and "will deliver a blow to elements which have kept this process hostage for a long time now", a UAE daily said Tuesday.

April 10, 2012 at 8:28 PM

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) Tuesday received an official complaint from Indian Army chief General V.K. Singh alleging he was offered a bribe of Rs.14 crore by a retired defence officer in exchange for clearing a tranche of 600 sub-standard vehicles.

April 10, 2012 at 5:39 PM

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) India is well prepared to defend itself in the face of a war, Defence Minister A.K. Antony said Tuesday, dismissing as 'rumours' reports about a shortage of ammunition for the armed forces.

April 10, 2012 at 2:35 PM

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) Lt Gen (retd) Tejinder Singh Tuesday Tuesday told a Delhi court, hearing his defamation case against army chief Gen. V.K. Singh, that the allegation that he had offered a bribe to Vectra, the company which makes the Tatra vehicles used by the army, was 'absolutely false'.

April 10, 2012 at 11:38 AM

New Delhi, April 10 (IANS) The Supreme Court Tuesday expressed its anguish at mentally challenged and deaf-mute foreign nationals, mostly Pakistanis, who continued to languish in Indian jails long after completing their sentence and asked why the issue could "not be taken up at the highest level".

April 9, 2012 at 8:03 PM

New Delhi, April 9 (IANS) A Delhi court Monday reserved its order on the application for withdrawing a case against Delhi Chief Minister Sheila Dikshit for alleged violation of the electoral code of conduct in 2008.

April 9, 2012 at 8:02 PM

Pune, April 9 (IANS) Kings XI Punjab's medium pacer Harmeet Singh Bansal team received an official warning and reprimand for bowling waist-high full-tosses during the match against the Pune Warriors in the Indian Premier League (IPL).

April 9, 2012 at 2:27 PM

New Delhi, Apr 9 (ANI): With notoriety comes a celebrity status; a good example of this adage is the international celebrity status that Hafiz Mohammad Saeed, the head of the Pakistan based international terrorist organisation Lashker-e-Toiba (LeT), has attained after the US put a $10 Million bounty on his head. The bounty has greatly elevated his stature and placed him in the exalted league of Al Qaeda's Ayman al Zawahiri and Taliban's Mullah Omar.

April 9, 2012 at 12:59 PM

New Delhi, Apr 9(ANI): Prime Minister Manmohan Singh has accepted an invitation to visit Pakistan on the condition that Pakistan has to show concrete progress in eliminating terrorism, a former Indian diplomat has said.

April 8, 2012 at 8:01 PM

New Delhi, April 8 (IANS) Prime Minister Manmohan Singh Sunday offered Pakistan humanitarian assistance to help find survivors of a massive avalanche that hit a Pakistani army camp in the Siachen glacier in which 135 soldiers and civilians are feared dead.

April 8, 2012 at 7:38 PM

April 8, 2012 at 5:13 PM

Astana, Apr 8(ANI): Vijender Singh has qualified for the London Olympic games after reaching the semifinals of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan on Sunday. He has become the first Indian boxer to qualify for Olympics for three successive time.

April 8, 2012 at 5:05 PM

Astana, Apr 8(ANI): Vijender Singh has qualified for the London Olympic games after reaching the semifinals of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan on Sunday. He has become the first Indian boxer to qualify for Olympics for three successive time.

April 8, 2012 at 5:05 PM

Astana, Apr 8(ANI): Vijender Singh has qualified for the London Olympic games after reaching the semifinals of the Asian Olympic Qualifiers in Astana, Kazakhstan on Sunday. He has become the first Indian boxer to qualify for Olympics for three successive time.